1997 Brown Bears football team

The 1997 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Brown tied for third in the Ivy League.

1997 Brown Bears football
ConferenceIvy League
Record7–3[a] (4–3 Ivy)
Head coach
  • Mark Whipple (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorDon Brown (2nd season)
Captains
  • J. Karcutskie
  • D. McClutchy
Home stadiumBrown Stadium
1997 Ivy League football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Harvard $  7 0   9 1  
Dartmouth  6 1   8 2  
Brown  4 3   7 3  
Cornell  4 3   6 4  
Princeton  3 4   6 4  
Columbia  3 4   4 6  
Yale  1 6   2 8  
Penn *  0 7   1 9  
  • $ Conference champion
  • * Standings reflect Penn's forfeit of five conference wins due to use of an ineligible player

In their fourth and final season under head coach Mark Whipple, the Bears compiled a 4–3 record and outscored opponents 274 to 194. J. Karcutskie and D. McClutchy were the team captains.

The Bears' 4–3 conference record tied for third place in the Ivy League standings. They outscored Ivy opponents 171 to 138.

Brown played its home games at Brown Stadium in Providence, Rhode Island.

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